Destinations
Vision 2000 to host YVR Open House
Vision 2000 Travel Group is returning to Vancouver, and to celebrate the opening of its newest office the company is hosting an Open House for members of the travel industry, media, prospective employees, clients and potential clients. The event, to take place on March 5 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., will be held at their new office located at 1177 West Hastings St., Suite 2100. Members of the company's senior executive team including Michael van Straubenzee, Michael Broadhurst, Brian Robertson, Stephanie Anevich, Ian Race, Lynda Sinclair and Anthony Tonkinson will be present. "We've very pleased...
Aston increases incentives to leave winter
Aston Hotels is seeking to banish winter and put a little "spring"in visitor vacations. Those who book a stay by March 15 will enjoy Aston's Spring Special Savings. These special nightly rates start in Oahu from $99 (for travel from April 7-June 8); in Maui from $99 (for travel from April 7-June 19); in Kauai from $99 (for travel from March 18-June 30); and in the Big Island from $169 (for travel from March 18-June 19). There are many value-added amenities, such as fully equipped kitchens and on-site laundry facilities at the condominium resorts; the free Aston Aloha Book that offers $2,500...
Captain Zodiac has means to see whales up close
Whale Watch Adventures by Captain Zodiac on the Big Island is now available for booking. Unlike other whale watching excursions, a zodiac tour offers small group sizes so every passenger gets a front row seat. The zodiac's small and compact size also allows for quicker transportation to the action and up close encounters with the 40-ton marine mammals. Whales are typically seen during the company's signature Kealakakua Bay snorkel adventures....
GNTO set to hit the road
The German National Tourist Office's (GNTO) Canadian office is set to host a series of cross-Canada travelling trade show events, Destination Germany. Industry professionals in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver will have the opportunity to meet locally with key tourism partners supplying travel services to Germany. The GNTO expects about 250 agents and tour wholesalers to attend. "Germany is becoming increasingly popular with Canadian travellers, and is now the third-most visited European travel destination behind the United Kingdom and Italy,"says Ricarda Lindner, regional director for the...
ACV has weekend special for Punta Cana from YWG
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering a special Punta Cana price reduction for departure this weekend from Winnipeg. Travellers can fly roundtrip from Winnipeg to Punta Cana on March 3 for one-week and stay at the all-inclusive Barcelo Dominican Beach resort in a double room, located directly on Barcelo beach with an 18-hole White Sands golf course nearby, for $588 plus $380 in taxes p.p. ($968)....
Canadians still #1 in Florida
Canada remained Florida's number one international market for 2012, delivering a 7.3% increase over 2011 in Canadian visitors to the Sunshine State. Preliminary figures indicate 3,562,000 Canadians visited Florida in 2012, up from 3,278,000 in 2011. In 2012, about 1,878,000 Canadians flew to various parts of the state and another 1,583,000 drove to Florida. Preliminary data from Smith Travel Research indicates Florida tourism has been steadily regaining market share since January 2012, outpacing the rest of the US by more than 0.3 percentage points. "With over 10% of all Canadians travelling...
Waikoloa links on the Big Island get nav app
The Beach and Kings' Courses located within the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island have released a new free mobile app designed to help navigate both courses with ease. With the app, golfers can keep score, receive hole descriptions with tips, experience real time GPS navigation, interact on live leader boards and boast about achievements on social media during a game. The app is available for download via Apple and Android app stores....
See boys of summer in spring with AZ hotels
It's spring training season for professional baseball players, and fans are streaming south to take in those early games by the boys of summer. In Scottsdale, AZ visitors can see games by the World Champion San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium or the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields. Accommodation favourites include the CopperWynd Resort & Club, Westin Kierland Resort and the W Scottsdale. Room rates at the W start at US$345 per night, Feb. 21 through March 30....